Popular and traditional Malaysian boy names that start with “M”, with meanings and origin. 20 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahadi | The rightly guided one (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mazlan | Safe; Protected | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Megat | Noble (a Malay title) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Melvin | Gentle chief; Mill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ming | Bright; Clear (明) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Muhamad | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Muthu | Pearl | 👦 Boy | Tamil |